The first gun you ever shot

[JennyC]

About 5 years ago, Joey had me first shoot his Sig P220 (.45)

I still love shooting Sigs more than others I have tried since

 

[DeanMk]

The first gun I ever remember shooting was my Dad's Remington 725.
Dad bought the .270 back in the 50's and we still own it.
It has a Bushnell 3-9X with a flip over mount.
I was 5 years old and could barely reach past the trigger.
Dad had to hold the end of the gun up for me.
I thought it was so cool, looking through that scope.
In those days, we had a bouy that peeked just over the end of the back yard and seagulls would tend to sit on it. It wasn't illeagal to shoot them at that time, so that was my target.
Almost hit one, too! =)


Dean

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

My first time shooting was with an Ithaca model 49 single shot .22 lr. I bought it off my cousin after college and refinished it in gunsmithing school. She now sits in my safe and will never leave.

 

[RonS]

I first shot my grandfather .22 when I was five. My dad taught me how to hunt phesants with his old IverJohnson .410 when I was 10. I still have both of those guns.

 

[2506]

My dad's Hi-Standard auto. Gorgeous pistol, in a few years it'll be my son's first shooting experience.

 

[Eland90]

If we dicount air rifles, my first was a Long Lee Enfield from the Boer War. It got me hooked on everything!

 

[MA Duce]

Winchester pre-war Model 62 .22LR. Was my grandfather's, mine now.

 

[BK13]

First gun: Remington Nylon 66 still have it
First hand gun: S&W K22 still have it

 

[Izzy]

I thought I would bump this, to hear from the newer members!

 

[ThemGunsThough]

My 3rd gen glock 21sf was my first gun and also the first i ever shot.

 

[Mikej]

Some .22 rifle, don't know the make/model. I was in Boy Scouts, musta' been about 13YO '67-'68. We had the anual two week summer camp with various activities you could sign up for and they had a shooting range. There was room for 15 or so kids and we were shooting prone. Utah in the old days, eh! Teaching boys to SHOOT, wonder what they teach them now in Boy Scouts?

After that it was dads Colt Woodsman, after I was old enough to drive I'd take it rabbit hunting in the desert with some buddies. I still, and always will have the Colt.

Mike

 

[EagleEyeEOD]

H&R .410 single shot, when I was 5. Boy how them Eastern Texas squirrels ran. I still own it and couldn't get rid of it. I had shotguns until I was about 9, then I got my first Marlin .22. My dad later explained that his reasoning was the downrange hazard of a rifle vs. a shotgun. The way I figure, he got me hooked on this addiction he should at least support it now that it has gotten so extensive and expensive.

 

[Both Eyes Open]

S&W Model 629 44 mag. I was 12. The recoil just about knocked me down. Had a blast though!!!

 

[Izzy]

Teaching boys to SHOOT, wonder what they teach them now in Boy Scouts?

I don't know about other places, but here in Oakridge, they still teach shooting to the boy scouts.

 

[Sling Blade]

Stevens rolling block .22 - the kind the used to give away if you bought enough soap or other goods. Still have it!

 

[mat33]

The first gun I shot was my dad's pot metal .380 when I was about 10. He gave us a good talk on gun safety, then let us have at it. I got some wicked slide bite and didn't touch another gun for almost decade. My dad doesn't have that thing anymore, and I'm not too torn up about it.

 

[ragermack]

first rifle was a Winchester 69a, first pistol a High Standard Sentinel both when I was 5. Both still in my gun case but teh pistol now actually belongs to my oldest son.

 

[rayd8]

M16 at my Uncle's range

 

[bulzeye]

i was 8 and shot a winchester 1400 20 gauge with a cut down stock. still have the shotgun. I had been shooting a crossman bb gun for a couple of years already.

 

[TheDogFather]

The very first was a BB gun of course. I seem to remember shooting a .22 single shot rifle at a friends relatives farm. I definitely remember shooting a .30 cal carbine and a .44 magnum when I was around 15 years. The magnum was a bit much for me at the time but I really had a knack with the carbine.